Carl McCall to chair SUNY Board of Trustees

Former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall is set to be tapped as the chairman of the SUNY Board of Trustees in an announcement at the Capitol today, a source with knowledge of the appointment confirmed.

McCall, who served as state comptroller from 1993 to 2002 after previously serving as a state senator and president of the New York City Board of Education, will be unveiled as Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s choice to chair the board at an announcement in the Red Room of the Capitol at 12:30 p.m.